Research note - A new method for mapping population and understanding the spatial dynamics of disease in urban areas: Asthma in the Bronx, New York

Urban Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 724-738

  Maantay, Juliana A ^a   Maroko, Andrew R ^a   Porter Morgan, Holly ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cadastral; Dasymetric; Pollution exposure; Population distribution

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE; GIS; MAPPING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

BRONX COUNTY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549138465     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.29.7.724     Document Type: Article

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